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County braced for a weekend of wild weather

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The county could see a repeat of last year's tornado and hail storm this weekend. The Leicester Mercury's weatherman Dave Mutton said the weekend of wet weather could throw up some serious storms, causing flooding and other damage. He said it could be similar to the wild weather on June 28 last year, which saw a tornado cause widespread damage in the north west of the county while roofs in the Hinckley and Earl Shilton area were smashed by large hail stones. Dave said: "There are thunderstorms on their way this weekend and with this sort of hot weather when there's so much moisture in the air the storms can be severe. "We could easily see a couple of inches of rain fall over the weekend and there could be hail as well. "It will be very unsettled until the middle of next week and it could be similar to what we had a year ago. There's always a chance of a tornado when it's this unsettled." He said that the weather over the weekend would also be cooler, with maximums of about 16C (61F), compared to the highs of 25C (77F) on Wednesday. By the middle of next week he said the temperatures would be back up to about 22C (72F) once the storms had passed.

County braced for a weekend of wild weather


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